Port of Pasco
INVITATION FOR BIDS
Small Works Roster
Notice to Contractors: The Port of Pasco requests your proposal to furnish labor, equipment, and material to
accomplish the project: T-179 Building Re-Roof.
Instructions:
Please submit your proposal by mail or by hand not later than 10:00 AM. PDT, May 14,
2026. Bids shall be mailed, or delivered to the Project Manager, Port of Pasco, 1110
Osprey Pointe Blvd, Suite 201, P.O. Box 769, Pasco, WA 99301. Questions may be directed
to the Architect, Matt Whitish at Ph. 509.783.2244 or the Project Manager Jaime Vera, Ph.
509.547.3378. Plans and specifications may be examined or obtained at the Port of Pasco
Administrative office at the address listed above or at the Port’s web site,
www.portofpasco.org under “Business with the Port”. Contractors must be on the Port’s
Small Works Roster to be eligible for bidding on this project. Small Works Roster
applications are available on the Port’s web site, www.portofpasco.org.
Bid Opening:
Bid Award:
Bids will immediately be publicly opened and read aloud on the submittal time and date listed
above. Bids received after the time for opening cannot be considered.
Opened proposals will be submitted to the Board of Commissioners of the Port of Pasco at
the next regular meeting. It is anticipated an award will be made within one week after the
presentation to the Board of Commissioners. The work will be awarded to, and a contract
negotiated with the lowest responsible bidder or the bid judged to be in the best interest of
the Port of Pasco. The successful bidder shall have 10 days after receipt of the Notice of
Award to execute the Agreement and furnish required bonds and proof of insurance.
Start Date and
Contract Time:
Work will begin within 10 days after the execution of the contract, and require completion
not to exceed 45 calendar days.
Pre-Bid Walk-
Through:
A pre-bid meeting for the project will be held at the project site, T-179 Building, 2440 E
Ainsworth Ave., Pasco, WA on April 23, 2026, at 10:00 AM. A walk-through of the
project site will be conducted at the pre-bid meeting.
Bid Proposal
Form:
Proposals shall be prepared on the standard proposal form attached. The bidder shall make
no stipulation on the bid form, nor qualify the bid in any manner. The proposal shall be placed
in a sealed envelope marked in the lower left corner with “Proposal for T-179 Building Re-
Roof”. Please place name of company on front of envelope as well.
Bid Comparisons:
Discrepancies between the multiplication of units of Work and unit prices will be resolved in
favor of the unit prices. Discrepancies between the indicated sum of any column of figures
and the correct sum thereof will be resolved in favor of the correct sum. Discrepancies
between figures and numbers written as words shall be resolved in favor of the numbers
written as words.
Bid Hold:
No Bid may be withdrawn for a period of four weeks after the bid date.
Bid Guarantee:
A certified check, cashier's check or bid bond made payable to the Port of Pasco for an
amount equal to at least 5% of the total base bid amount shall accompany each bid.
Performance &
Payment Bond:
The Contractor shall furnish performance and payment bonds, each in an amount at least
equal to the Contract Price, as required by R.C.W. 39.08, upon execution of a contract.
These bonds shall remain in effect until one year after the date when final payment becomes
due. In lieu of the said performance and payment bonds, and in the event the contract is for
an amount less than $150,000.00, the Contractor may elect to have the Port retain 10% of
the contract amount for a period of forty five (45) days after the date of final acceptance, or
until receipt of all necessary releases from the Department of Revenue, Department of Labor
and Industries, and the settlement of liens filed under Chapter 60.28 R.C.W., whichever is
later. Retained amounts will be held by the Port unless Contractor submits a written request
to invest the deposit retainage in accordance with applicable law.
Agreement:
Successful bidder will execute the attached Agreement between the Port of Pasco and the
Contractor.
Right of the Port to The Port of Pasco reserves the right to reject any or all bids, to waive any informalities or
Accept or Reject irregularities in any bid, or in the bidding, and to accept or reject any bid for reasons based
Bids:
solely on considerations for the best interests of the Port of Pasco.
GENERAL CONDITIONS:
Insurance:
The Contractor shall purchase and maintain such insurance as will protect it from claims
arising out of Contractor's operations under the contract, whether such operations be by
itself or by any subcontractor or by anyone directly or indirectly employed by any of them, or
by anyone for whose acts any of them may be liable (per Title 48 of the R.C.W.). Said
insurance shall include provisions applying to:
A. Claims under workman's compensation, disability benefit and other similar employee
benefit acts;
B. Claims for damages because of bodily injury, occupational sickness or disease, or death
of its employees, and claims insured by usual personal injury liability coverage;
C. Claims for damages because of bodily injury, sickness or disease, or death of person
other than its employees, and claims insured by usual personal injury liability coverage;
and
D. Claims for damages because of injury to or destruction of tangible property, including
loss of use resulting there from.
The insurance required by this paragraph shall be written for not less than:
A. Commercial General Liability and Contractual Liability Insurance; written on an
Occurrence form, and include Premises and Products/Completed Operations;
Employers Liability.
Combined Single Limit per Occurrence
$1,000,000
General Aggregate
$2,000,000
B. Commercial Auto Liability; including all Owned, Non-Owned, and Hired Autos:
Combined Single Limit per Occurrence
C. Workers Compensation
D. Excess/Umbrella
$1,000,000 each Accident
including Bodily Injury and
Property Damage Liability
Statutory Requirements
$1,000,000 Each
Occurrence
Cancellation of
Contract for
Violation of Port
Policy:
All such insurance policies shall be issued by a reputable insurance company satisfactory
to Port; authorized to do business in the State of Washington and rated A- or better by A. M.
Best Company. The insurance company and its agent shall be licensed with the State of
Washington Insurance Commissioner per Title 48 of the RCW of Washington.
The policy of Commercial General Liability shall 1) name the Port as an Additional Insured
for both “ongoing” and “completed operations”, and shall include coverage for the Port’s
officers, directors, partners, employees, agents, and consultants and 2) be primary coverage
for both Defense and Indemnity and Non-Contributory with any insurance maintained by
Port, and shall provide for a Waiver of Subrogation rights as to the Port.
Evidence of Insurance shall be filed with the Port prior to the execution of the agreement,
which documents that policies providing such coverage and limits of insurance are in full
force and effect in a form acceptable to the Port. Attach appropriate endorsement forms
evidencing required additional insured parties. Thirty (30) days advance notice shall be
given in writing to the PORT prior to cancellation, termination or alteration of said policies of
insurance. The insurance company and its agent shall be licensed with the State of
Washington Insurance Commissioner per Title 48 of the RCW of Washington.
This contract pursuant to R.C.W. 49.28.050 and 49.28.060 may be cancelled by the officers
or agents of the Port authorized to contract for or supervise the execution of such work, in
case such work is not performed in accordance with the policy of the Port relating to such
work.
Prevailing Wage:
Retainage:
The hourly wages paid to laborers, workmen or mechanics shall not be less than the
prevailing rate of wage, R.C.W. 39.12.020. No worker may be paid less than the specified
hourly rate. Contractor will submit Intent to Pay Prevailing Wages, Affidavit of Wages Paid,
and Request for Release to the Department of Labor and Industries at appropriate times.
The Washington State Prevailing Wage Rates for Public Works Contracts, Franklin County,
effective March 30, 2025, is a part of this Invitation and may be accessed from the following
website: http://www.lni.wa.gov/TradesLicensing/PrevWage/WageRates/default.asp. A copy
is also available for viewing at the Port of Pasco office, 1110 Osprey Pointe Blvd, Suite 201,
Pasco, WA 99301, and can be mailed upon request.
Retainage of 5% will be administered in accordance with R.C.W. 60.28 when contractor
elects to furnish a performance and payment bond for the project when all requirements are
met. If contractor elects not to furnish a performance and payment bond on the project of
Bidder
Responsibility
Criteria
$150,000 or less, retainage of 10% will be withheld until requirements of R.C.W. 60.28 are
met.
It is the intent of Owner to award a contract to the lowest, responsible bidder. In accordance
with RCW 39.04.350, before award of a public works contract, the bidder must meet the
following bidder responsibility criteria to be considered a responsible bidder and qualified to
be awarded a public works project. The bidder may be required by the Owner to submit
documentation demonstrating compliance with the criteria. The bidder must:
A. Have a current certificate of registration as a contractor at the time of bid submittal,
in compliance with chapter 18.27 RCW. In addition, per RCW 39.06.010(1), all
electrical and elevator contractors must also be licensed, which must have been in
effect at the time of bid submittal;
B. Have a current Washington Unified Business Identifier (UBI) number;
C. If applicable:
1. Have Industrial Insurance (workers’ compensation) coverage for the
bidder’s employees working in Washington, as required in Title 51 RCW,
unless self insured;
2. Have a Washington Employment Security Department number, as
required in Title 50 RCW;
3. Have a Washington Department of Revenue state excise tax registration
number, as required in Title 82 RCW;
4. Have a Federal Employer Identification number (EIN or Federal Tax ID
number)
D. Not be disqualified from bidding on any public works contract under RCW
39.06.010 or 39.12.065(3).
E. If bidding on a public works project subject to the apprenticeship utilization
requirements in RCW 39.04.320, not have been found out of compliance by the
Washington state apprenticeship and training council for working apprentices out
of ratio, without appropriate supervision, or outside their approved work processes
as outlined in their standards of apprenticeship under chapter 49.04 RCW for the
one-year period immediately preceding the date of the bid solicitation;
F. Have received training on the requirements related to public works and prevailing
wage under this chapter and chapter 39.12 RCW. The bidder must designate a
person or persons to be trained on these requirements. The training must be
provided by the department of labor and industries or by a training provider
whose curriculum is approved by the department. The department, in
consultation with the prevailing wage advisory committee, must determine the
length of the training. Bidders that have completed three or more public works
projects and have had a valid business license in Washington for three or more
years are exempt from this subsection. The department of labor and industries
must keep records of entities that have satisfied the training requirement or are
exempt and make the records available on its web site. Responsible parties may
rely on the records made available by the department regarding satisfaction of the
training requirement or exemption;
G. Within the three year period immediately preceding the date of the bid solicitation,
not have been determined by a final binding citation and notice of assessment
issued by the Department of Labor and Industries or through a civil judgement
entered by a court of limited or general jurisdiction to have willfully violated, as
defined in RCW 49.48.082, any provision of chapter 49.46, 49.48, or 49.52 RCW.
This requires the successful bidder to submit to the municipality a signed
acknowledged statement under oath verifying under penalty of perjury that the
bidder is in compliance with the responsible bidder criteria requirement set forth
under this number.
H. In accordance with RCW 39.06, a public works contractor must verify responsibility
criteria for each first tier subcontractor, and a subcontractor of any tier that hires
other subcontractors must verify responsibility criteria for each of its
subcontractors. Verification shall include that each subcontractor, at the time of
subcontract execution, meets the responsibility criteria and possesses an electrical
contractor license if required by RCW 19.28, or an elevator contractor license, if
required by RCW 70.87. This verification requirement, as well as the responsibility
criteria, must be included in every public works contract and subcontract of every
tier.
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